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Eagle Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)

Coordinates: 42°41′50″N 83°22′52″W / 42.697290°N 83.381125°W / 42.697290; -83.381125
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Eagle Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan
Location of the lake in Michigan
Eagle Lake
LocationOakland County, Michigan
Coordinates42°41′50″N 83°22′52″W / 42.697290°N 83.381125°W / 42.697290; -83.381125
TypeLake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Max. depth20 ft (6.1 m)
Surface elevation958 ft (292 m)[1]
SettlementsWaterford Township

Eagle Lake is a 56-acre (23 ha) lake in central Oakland County, Michigan. The lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet (6.1 m).[1] It is located in Waterford Township.[2]

The lake is west of Dixie Highway, north of Walton Boulevard, and east of Sashabaw Road.

Eagle Lake connects with Woodhull Lake to the east.

Namesake

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Eagle Lake was named for Solomon G. Eagle (1817-1890), who, along with his wife Ellen Eagle (1815-1877) and their five children, owned a 249-acre farm in sections 3 and 4 in Waterford Township on the northern shore of the lake that would bear their family name. Solomon was born in Ireland.[3][4]

Fish

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Eagle Lake fish included bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, northern pike, rock bass, black crappie, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, bowfin and carp.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake (Waterford Township, Michigan)
  2. ^ "Eagle Lake Waterford Township Mich". oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ LLC., Historic Map Works. "Waterford, Atlas: Oakland County 1872, Michigan Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com.
  5. ^ "Eagle Lake Fishing near Waterford, Michigan - HookandBullet.com". hookandbullet.com.